• carlossurf@lemmy.ca
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    7 hours ago

    Fuck the billionaires that do that, but that doesn’t mean that me using a straw isnt still making the shit worse. At least I can sleep at night knowing I am not making the situation worse, and I will still try to vote for politicians that are fighting against the billionaires

    • TipsyMcGee@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      The normalization of needless single use products, like straws, by making them non plastic DOES make things worse. It delays real action, like removing straws altogether.

      It’s greenwashing inherently unsustainable practices, just like introducing carbon capture technology on oil rigs or hyping electric cars as a way to keep the auto industry going (while suppressing more efficient means of transportation).

      If we’re not going to fix shit, then why the fuck bother with mushy straws.

    • The non mushy straws aren’t terrible, but all rubberized tires are, whether on cars or bikes. The car ones are much worse.

      And air travel is even worse still

      But not close to industrial pollution which is exponentially greater.

      The billionaires could care more and put some R&D into it. They just dont.